The War Crimes Disclosure Act, sponsored by Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-N.Y.), would amend the Freedom of Information Act to require the government to release restricted files on Nazi war criminals.
Maloney said the committee’s action “represents a victory in the fight against the revisionism of Mr. Waldheim.”
If the measure passes, the CIA and other government agencies would be forced to make files on former Nazis available to the public, providing that the information does not endanger current investigations or national security.